10x Productivity with Personal AI Agents
This post is a continuation in a series detailing how to build the best personal AI assistant, using Hermes, GBrain and now Notion. First install & setup Hermes and then install & configure GBrain. Usecase: Why do we need Hermes + Notion + Gbrain? Since the demise of Evernote, I…
How I set up a self-improving, always-on personal knowledge base that ingests my blog articles, X activity (posts, articles, likes), news articles from the web, research reports and documents; all without paying $200/mo for X API or $8/mo for ngrok. What Is GBrain? GBrain is an open-source personal knowledge brain…
A practical guide to running Hermes as an always-on service on AWS EC2 Ubuntu, with the architecture, setup sequence, and failure modes that matter most.
Background: I gave up after 2-weeks, trying to set up OpenClaw on AWS VPS. I switched to Hermes AI Agent (from NousResearch). Its a personal AI assistant that works across WhatsApp, Slack & email etc. The promise is compelling: one agent that understands natural language, connects to your tools, and…
In a marketplace, size is not moat. There are 3 phases that every marketplace goes through. Before Allee threshold, Cross Escape Velocity and Above Escape velocity.
Great product managers don’t just execute—they inspire, influence, and drive meaningful outcomes with limited resources. The very skills that make a product manager successful are also great leadership skills.
What is disruptive innovation curve? In 1995, Harvard Business School professor late. Clayton Christensen proposed the theory of Disruptive innovation as a process where a product or service typically exhibits below behaviour: What did the Disruptive Innovation Curve look like during the PC era? Phase PC Performance Customer Needs Incumbents…
Imagine your goal is to navigate out of the forest but all you can see is dense trees. In such a case, it is hard to find your way out. But instead, if you zoom out to get a bird’s eye view, you can figure out a roadmap. That’s product management.
Since childhood, we have been conditioned to give answers & solve problems. As product managers, you should focus on asking the right questions to discover the root of the problem before jumping to solve it. Obsessively focus on the problem, not the solution that you came up with.
Creating an AOP is a strategic not a tactical exercise. Following a structured approach will help you deliver the AOP. Establish OKRs, Collaborate with teams, perform SWOT analysis, establish a coherent strategy, identify customer insights, work backwards from the goal, allocate resource & establish feedback loops to ensure you stay on track